Share/Save A hearing has been ordered to determine exactly what the Jersey City Board of Education (BOE) voted for on June 22, and whether or not that vote was illegal, as it began discussing the controversial renewal of superintendent Charles Epps’ contract. In a ruling handed down today, Judge Margaret Monaco of the New Jersey [...]
With the Great Recession forcing more people into poverty, and the courts, demand for legal assistance has been increasing at the same time capacity to provide it has decreased. Northeast New Jersey Legal Services, which provides services to Hudson, Passaic and Bergen counties, lost $2.3 million this year alone.
Share/Save- New Board Members at Liberty Humane: Liberty Humane Society’s interim Board of Directors appointed three permanent members at a meeting last night, in hopes of moving the troubled Jersey City shelter forward. The three new members are Michele Perotta, John Hanussak and Althea Bernheim. – Cunningham Supports Charter Changes: State Sen. Sandra Cunningham is [...]
Share/SaveDeveloper K. Hovnanian’s attempt to force Jersey City to revise its tax abatement deal for the 77 Hudson condo building has been dismissed by a Superior Court judge, who found that “Hovnanian has no legal right” to the amended deal. The developer had gone to the city seeking a sweetened abatement deal after one was [...]
Share/Save- 5-Year-Old Shot: A 5-year-old girl was shot in the neck Friday night at the Montgomery Gardens housing complex in Jersey City. She will undergo surgery today to remove the bullet, which pierced her neck and hit her spine. An 18-year-old Jersey City man has been charged in connection with the shooting. – Murder Conviction [...]
Share/SaveA federal judge yesterday tossed PPG Industries’ motion to reconsider an earlier court decision that allowed a coalition of local groups and environmentalists to continue a federal lawsuit to push for a stringent cleanup of chromium contamination in Jersey City. The groups — national nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and local groups Interfaith Community [...]
The story told by immigration advocates is one of a flexible jail administration, forced to contend with a situation that is ideal for no one and dispiriting for the people held in its custody.
In a decision handed down last week, Superior Court Judge Maurice Gallipoli says that developer Steve Hyman is entitled to a new hearing before the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment regarding his petition to tear down the 6th Street Embankment.
Share/SaveA U.S. District Court judge has dismissed lawsuits filed by seven members of the Jersey City Police Department (JCPD) who were put on restricted duty in 2008 for the use of steroids. The case stemmed from a New York Police Department (NYPD) investigation that revealed approximately 50 Jersey City police officers were having their legally [...]
Share/SaveThe Superior Court’s Appellate Division yesterday handed down a ruling rejecting the Powerhouse Neighborhood Association’s (PADNA) appeal of a lower court’s decision upholding the City Council’s April 2008 decision to allow spot zoning in the area covered by the Powerhouse Arts District (PAD) Redevelopment Plan. PADNA had sued to stop the changes, but in April [...]
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